Update:

Disney Parks Blog has announced that the last day to experience The Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure park is Jan. 2, 2017.

Previous article (7/24/16):

One of Disneyland’s most popular attractions is getting an extreme makeover.

  • "Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT replacing Tower of Terror
  • The new attraction will keep the free fall but have new visual and audio effects
  • It will open at Disney California Adventure Park in 2017

After months of rumors and speculation, Disney has confirmed some fans worst fears: Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, the elevator ride based on the “Twilight Zone” television show will close for good in January. It will be remade into an attraction based on Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige made the announcement Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con.  The news was also posted on the Disney Parks Blog.

The new ride will be called “Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!" 

Along with artist renderings of the attraction, Disney offered this description of what guests can expect:

Deep inside his fortress-like collection, the mysterious Taneleer Tivan (aka The Collector) is displaying his newest acquisitions, the Guardians of the Galaxy. They are trapped in customized display cases, suspended over a vast abyss. Unbeknownst to their unscrupulous captor, the intrepid Rocket has escaped and is enlisting the Collector’s VIP guests for help. Guests board a gantry lift, which launches them into a chaotic and hilarious adventure as they join Rocket in an attempt to break his fellow Guardians out of captivity.

Disney representatives say that the new “Guardians of the Galaxy” attraction will keep the free fall sensation from the Tower of Terror, but the rest of the ride will be overhauled with new visual and audio effects.

The new Guardians will “anchor a broader universe of Super Heroes that will grow over time at Disney California Adventure park,” according to the Disney Parks Blog.  So, more Marvel attractions are on the way?

The Walt Disney Company bought Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in 2009. Since then, the company has released several successful movies featuring popular Marvel characters.

Right now, Disney has not announced any plans to change the Tower of Terror ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Phew!

“Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!" will open summer 2017 at Disneyland.

WATCH the announcement video below: